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Chapter 666 Collective Holiday Time [Happy Birthday Hissashi]
"It's the President of this Company, Mr. Ohtsu, who was found dead in the Company Office," Inspector Megure looked up at the Floor above, then withdrew his gaze, his Half-Moon Eyes looking at Chi Feichei with disdain, "But this case doesn't need a Detective. The Murderer is a Burglar. There are traces and fingerprints left behind from his ransacking everywhere. Just three minutes ago, he was arrested..."
"Inspector Megure! The Weapon..." A Forensic Personnel ran out holding an Ashtray, his hand slipped, almost dropping the Ashtray, and he quickly grabbed it with both hands.
Inspector Megure rushed forward two steps anxiously. Seeing that the thing hadn't fallen, he stopped and breathed a sigh of relief, "I told you to be careful! This is the Weapon used by the Criminal!"
"Sorry, it's a bit slippery because it's stained with a lot of oil," the Forensic Personnel was also frightened, and quickly said, "But we have checked the traces on it, and they match the Wound on the Deceased's Head, but no fingerprints were found, and the Blood Stain was also wiped off."
"I see," Inspector Megure Nodded, "Then he must have hurriedly wiped it before leaving in a panic, but he didn't expect to leave fingerprints in other places."
Chi Feichei felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Wataru Takagi running forward and whispering in Inspector Megure's ear.
"Inspector Megure, the Suspect Inoue Takashi has already confessed. He is a Repeat Offender of Burglary. This time, it was because he happened to be seen by the Victim during the Burglary, and he panicked and used the Ashtray to smash the Victim's Head. In addition, there is also an Eyewitness who saw him peeking around in the Vicinity at around 8 o'clock."
"Police Officer Takagi, what is the Time of Death?" Chi Feichei asked.
"Ah? Mr. Chi?" Wataru Takagi noticed Chi Feichei, and scratched his Head, "The Time of Death judged by the Forensic Doctor is between 8 o'clock and 9:30, and there are Witnesses who saw the situation at the time of the Murder, probably around 9 o'clock. They saw the Victim being hit on the Head through the Window on the Door. When they went in, the person had already escaped."
Chi Feichei Nodded, "Since the Criminal has been caught, then I won't delay your Investigation."
Inspector Megure saw Chi Feichei leave so decisively, and felt a little embarrassed about his previous disdain. He scratched his Head and laughed, "Then see you another day! Let's chat again when we have time."
"See you another day." After Chi Feichei drove away in his Car, he couldn't help but shake his Head.
He was indeed infected by Detectives. He would actually be meddlesome enough to ask a question, but since there are Eyewitnesses and the Culprit has been caught and confessed, then there should be no Problem.
Moreover, he didn't know why Gin asked him to come and investigate the Situation. He should mind his own business and leave after understanding the Situation.
Inspector Megure Watched the Red Sports Car leave, with a face full of regret.
"Inspector Megure?" Wataru Takagi spoke to Inspector Megure, and found that Inspector Megure was distracted, and raised his voice, "Inspector Megure!"
"Cough, it's nothing..." Inspector Megure Recovered, and coughed dryly in embarrassment.
He realized something was wrong after he finished speaking.
Why did he say 'see you another day' to Chi Feichei?
He was so busy that he rarely took a Holiday, and Chi Feichei liked to pop up at some Crime Scene. Saying 'see you another day', wasn't it either at some Crime Scene, or when Chi Feichei went to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a Written Statement?
Isn't this cursing his Jurisdiction to have a Case?
He should have said 'I hope we don't see each other again'... Uh, no, that's a bit hurtful, he should have said 'I hope to see you when I'm on Holiday'.
...
More than twenty minutes later.
On the Terrace of the 11th Floor of the Apartment, Chi Feichei was on the Phone with Gin, while pouring Bourbon Whiskey into a Cup filled with Ice Ball.
The Crows hadn't found where Amuro Toru had run off to yet. He wasn't at his Residence, nor around the eight people to be investigated, but he was definitely not dead.
If the Organization had confirmed that Amuro Toru was an Undercover Agent and wanted to Clean Up, he would also hear Rumors, and could probably participate in the Action.
"...That Fellow is dead?" Gin sneered, "Hmph! I originally planned to get some Money from him. The Transaction Time is tomorrow Night. I heard that the Police came, and thought he wanted Money more than his life, and notified the Police... I didn't expect him to be killed by a Burglar. Then forget it."
Chi Feichei put down the Wine Bottle, "Did you leave any Trace?"
"No, that Fellow shouldn't tell others that he was being Extortioned. After all, he would be finished if that Scandal was exposed," Gin had seen too many speechless Situations, and was not surprised by this kind of thing of 'the Extortion target suddenly being killed', "Even if someone knows that he was being Extortioned, they won't investigate us... By the way, did you see his Corpse?"
Chi Feichei understood Gin's meaning. He was worried that the other party would Report to Police and act with the Police, "When I went, the Corpse had already been taken away by the Police. I didn't see the Corpse, but the onlookers, the Police, and the Shopkeeper of the Street Corner Convenience Store all said this. It seems that more than one person saw the Corpse being taken away. There should be no Problem, and there's no need for it either."
The other party only received Extortion. Even if he didn't want to be Extortioned and Report to Police, there was no need to fake Death. Openly dying and hiding, he would not only lose Money, but even the Company would become someone else's.
And the Police would not only provide Protection, but also want to fish out the person who was Extortioning, and would not act out this kind of Play with President Ohtsu.
"Also Correct," Gin was just suspicious, and soon felt it was impossible, "There's no Action recently. We'll talk about it after this period of Time. Tell Wayne Walkerly yourself."
"Okay."
After hanging up the Phone, Chi Feichei called Yingqu Yan Nan again.
"Takatori, there's no Action recently. If you want to have fun, go have fun for a few days. Don't forget to pay attention to the News about the Smuggling Route. We'll talk about it after a while."
"Ah?" Yingqu Yan Nan heard Chi Feichei say such a long string of words as soon as he answered the Phone, and sorted out his Clues, "Why? Did something happen to the Organization?"
Could it be that the Rumors are tight? Or has the Organization been investigated?
"Heat."
Chi Feichei broke Yingqu Yan Nan's brainwashing of 'the Organization's Predicament is precarious' with one word.
When Yingqu Yan Nan Recovered, he found that the call had already been hung up, and he was immediately Speechless.
He knew what 'Heat' meant—the Weather is hot.
It had been really hot recently, but he was used to wearing Black Clothes with those people in the Organization. He was used to wearing them all the time. When he thought about wearing Clothes of other Colors, he actually felt very strange, and it looked awkward after putting them on.
Just thinking about wearing Black Clothes and standing under the big Sun, he felt despair. Fortunately, there seemed to be no Action recently. Occasionally when he needed to Go Out, he would choose the Time from after dusk to Early Morning of the next day.
It was a good thing to be able to Rest for a period of Time and avoid the hottest Time, but he thought about it carefully. Since returning from Boston, he and the Boss seemed to have no decent Action. It was not easy to have something to ponder, but they were Resting again.
He sometimes really wanted to Ask That Boss, what does it feel like to have such a group of willful people under his command?
...
11th Floor of the Apartment.
Chi Feichei sat on the Balcony, blowing the Night Breeze and looking at the Email on his Mobile Phone, sending Emails or UL Messages to others, and occasionally taking a sip of Liquor.
Feeling the increasingly hot Weather recently, he knew that the year N-th 'Gin refuses all Actions, whoever loves wearing Black Clothes and basking in the Sun can go, anyway, he doesn't organize Actions' Holiday Time had arrived again...
Actually, Gin was still considered a workaholic.
Just watch, it won't be long before Gin can't stand being idle and wants to cause Matter again.
Looking at Belmode again, if it wasn't for Conan and Haibara Ai shaking in front of him from time to time, and he occasionally seeing Shinde Tomoaki disguised by Belmode, he would have almost forgotten what Belmode was doing.
Compared to her, Saki Midorikawa was also a workaholic among the Intelligence Gathering Personnel.
Hissashi saw Chi Feichei busy looking at his Mobile Phone, and took advantage of Chi Feichei's inattention to stick his Head into the Wine Glass again.
Since it's a Holiday, it should be okay for it to drink some Liquor... right?
...
The Next Day morning.
The Red Sports Car stopped in the Parking Lot of a Tennis Club. After Haibara Ai got out of the Car, she Looked at the fiery Sun in the sky, and Turned Around to Ask Chi Feichei who got out of the Car, "By the way, Brother Hichiji, where's Hissashi? Didn't it Go Out with you today?"
Chi Feichei moved to the Trunk to get the Backpack containing the Tennis Wear, "Last Night it took advantage of my inattention and stole my Liquor again. I Guess it will be hungover for two days."
Conan, who jumped out of the Back Seat, almost didn't stand still, "Hissashi can drink Liquor?"
Chatting with Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko who got out of the Car.
"Can snakes also drink Liquor?"
"I Don't Know..."
"I think they shouldn't be able to."
Haibara Ai recalled that Hissashi was like a dead Snake the day after drinking Liquor last time, frowned, and asked Chi Feichei again, "How many Degrees was the Liquor it drank last Night? Judging from its Body Shape, even if a small sip of human Amount is drunk by it, the Alcohol Content in its Blood will be very high..."
"Whiskey," Chi Feichei handed the Backpacks of a Group of Elementary School Student one by one, "But No Need to worry, there was no Abnormality in its Body after it Recovered last time."
Snakes can adjust their Metabolism Speed. After eating, they can increase their Metabolism Speed to several times the original Speed, and weaken it after the Food is digested.
He suspected that Hissashi's Hangover every time was because Hissashi was worried that the Alcohol Content in its Blood was too high and would make it drunk to Death, so it reduced its Metabolism Speed, reduced Activity, and entered a Dormant State similar to Hibernation to let the Alcohol slowly digest.
Hissashi would be like a dead Snake for a day or two when it was drunk, but there was no Problem with its Body after it Recovered.
Haibara Ai was relieved a lot when she heard Chi Feichei say this. She took her Backpack, flipped out a Bag from it, and handed it to Chi Feichei, "Your Tennis Wear. Yoshida and I went to the Shopping Mall early in the morning to buy it for you."
Chi Feichei had also prepared Tennis Wear, but seeing that Haibara Ai had prepared Tennis Wear for him, he Guessed the Reason, so he accepted it.
The Junior Detective League's Tennis Wear was bought uniformly, and would be used as Team Uniform during competitions. The main Color Tone was white, and there were two blue Stripe on the Short-Sleeved T-shirt and Shorts, Skirt respectively.
When he arrived at the Changing Room and Looked, it was Indeed the same style as the others in the Junior Detective League.
After Haibara Ai and Ayumi went to the Changing Room to change into Tennis Wear, they hid Behind the Door and Stared at the Door of the Men's Changing Room opposite.
Ayumi leaned against the Door and asked in a low voice, "Haibara, do you Say Brother Chi will change into that Tennis Wear today?"
"He seems to have prepared Tennis Wear himself, but he should wear the ones we prepared for him." Haibara Ai stood in the Rear, feeling that Ayumi's Action was too childish, but her Eyes were very honest and glanced outwards.
This morning, the Junior Detective League talked about today's Training, and unanimously agreed to prepare the same Clothes for Chi Feichei, so that it would look more like a Team. She went out with Ayumi to buy it.
Whether it was a Team or not was not Important, she just felt that Chi Feichei should wear Clothes of other Colors.
Her Hissashi Brother's own Temperament was calm and composed, and wearing Black Clothes again would make people feel solemn and cold at first glance. If he wore white Clothes, probably...
"Click."
The Door of the Men's Changing Room opposite opened, and Chi Feichei came out with Conan, Mitsuhiko, and Genta. There was still no Expression on his Face, and his Tone was as calm as ever, "...Go to the Tennis Court first, I have booked a Coach for you."
Cold air invaded the Changing Room opposite.
Haibara Ai: "..."
Even if he changed into white Clothes, it didn't feel much better. It turned out that Aura can really crush the Impact of external Clothes...
(End of Chapter)
"It's the President of this Company, Mr. Ohtsu, who was found dead in the Company Office," Inspector Megure looked up at the Floor above, then withdrew his gaze, his Half-Moon Eyes looking at Chi Feichei with disdain, "But this case doesn't need a Detective. The Murderer is a Burglar. There are traces and fingerprints left behind from his ransacking everywhere. Just three minutes ago, he was arrested..."
"Inspector Megure! The Weapon..." A Forensic Personnel ran out holding an Ashtray, his hand slipped, almost dropping the Ashtray, and he quickly grabbed it with both hands.
Inspector Megure rushed forward two steps anxiously. Seeing that the thing hadn't fallen, he stopped and breathed a sigh of relief, "I told you to be careful! This is the Weapon used by the Criminal!"
"Sorry, it's a bit slippery because it's stained with a lot of oil," the Forensic Personnel was also frightened, and quickly said, "But we have checked the traces on it, and they match the Wound on the Deceased's Head, but no fingerprints were found, and the Blood Stain was also wiped off."
"I see," Inspector Megure Nodded, "Then he must have hurriedly wiped it before leaving in a panic, but he didn't expect to leave fingerprints in other places."
Chi Feichei felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Wataru Takagi running forward and whispering in Inspector Megure's ear.
"Inspector Megure, the Suspect Inoue Takashi has already confessed. He is a Repeat Offender of Burglary. This time, it was because he happened to be seen by the Victim during the Burglary, and he panicked and used the Ashtray to smash the Victim's Head. In addition, there is also an Eyewitness who saw him peeking around in the Vicinity at around 8 o'clock."
"Police Officer Takagi, what is the Time of Death?" Chi Feichei asked.
"Ah? Mr. Chi?" Wataru Takagi noticed Chi Feichei, and scratched his Head, "The Time of Death judged by the Forensic Doctor is between 8 o'clock and 9:30, and there are Witnesses who saw the situation at the time of the Murder, probably around 9 o'clock. They saw the Victim being hit on the Head through the Window on the Door. When they went in, the person had already escaped."
Chi Feichei Nodded, "Since the Criminal has been caught, then I won't delay your Investigation."
Inspector Megure saw Chi Feichei leave so decisively, and felt a little embarrassed about his previous disdain. He scratched his Head and laughed, "Then see you another day! Let's chat again when we have time."
"See you another day." After Chi Feichei drove away in his Car, he couldn't help but shake his Head.
He was indeed infected by Detectives. He would actually be meddlesome enough to ask a question, but since there are Eyewitnesses and the Culprit has been caught and confessed, then there should be no Problem.
Moreover, he didn't know why Gin asked him to come and investigate the Situation. He should mind his own business and leave after understanding the Situation.
Inspector Megure Watched the Red Sports Car leave, with a face full of regret.
"Inspector Megure?" Wataru Takagi spoke to Inspector Megure, and found that Inspector Megure was distracted, and raised his voice, "Inspector Megure!"
"Cough, it's nothing..." Inspector Megure Recovered, and coughed dryly in embarrassment.
He realized something was wrong after he finished speaking.
Why did he say 'see you another day' to Chi Feichei?
He was so busy that he rarely took a Holiday, and Chi Feichei liked to pop up at some Crime Scene. Saying 'see you another day', wasn't it either at some Crime Scene, or when Chi Feichei went to the Metropolitan Police Department to make a Written Statement?
Isn't this cursing his Jurisdiction to have a Case?
He should have said 'I hope we don't see each other again'... Uh, no, that's a bit hurtful, he should have said 'I hope to see you when I'm on Holiday'.
...
More than twenty minutes later.
On the Terrace of the 11th Floor of the Apartment, Chi Feichei was on the Phone with Gin, while pouring Bourbon Whiskey into a Cup filled with Ice Ball.
The Crows hadn't found where Amuro Toru had run off to yet. He wasn't at his Residence, nor around the eight people to be investigated, but he was definitely not dead.
If the Organization had confirmed that Amuro Toru was an Undercover Agent and wanted to Clean Up, he would also hear Rumors, and could probably participate in the Action.
"...That Fellow is dead?" Gin sneered, "Hmph! I originally planned to get some Money from him. The Transaction Time is tomorrow Night. I heard that the Police came, and thought he wanted Money more than his life, and notified the Police... I didn't expect him to be killed by a Burglar. Then forget it."
Chi Feichei put down the Wine Bottle, "Did you leave any Trace?"
"No, that Fellow shouldn't tell others that he was being Extortioned. After all, he would be finished if that Scandal was exposed," Gin had seen too many speechless Situations, and was not surprised by this kind of thing of 'the Extortion target suddenly being killed', "Even if someone knows that he was being Extortioned, they won't investigate us... By the way, did you see his Corpse?"
Chi Feichei understood Gin's meaning. He was worried that the other party would Report to Police and act with the Police, "When I went, the Corpse had already been taken away by the Police. I didn't see the Corpse, but the onlookers, the Police, and the Shopkeeper of the Street Corner Convenience Store all said this. It seems that more than one person saw the Corpse being taken away. There should be no Problem, and there's no need for it either."
The other party only received Extortion. Even if he didn't want to be Extortioned and Report to Police, there was no need to fake Death. Openly dying and hiding, he would not only lose Money, but even the Company would become someone else's.
And the Police would not only provide Protection, but also want to fish out the person who was Extortioning, and would not act out this kind of Play with President Ohtsu.
"Also Correct," Gin was just suspicious, and soon felt it was impossible, "There's no Action recently. We'll talk about it after this period of Time. Tell Wayne Walkerly yourself."
"Okay."
After hanging up the Phone, Chi Feichei called Yingqu Yan Nan again.
"Takatori, there's no Action recently. If you want to have fun, go have fun for a few days. Don't forget to pay attention to the News about the Smuggling Route. We'll talk about it after a while."
"Ah?" Yingqu Yan Nan heard Chi Feichei say such a long string of words as soon as he answered the Phone, and sorted out his Clues, "Why? Did something happen to the Organization?"
Could it be that the Rumors are tight? Or has the Organization been investigated?
"Heat."
Chi Feichei broke Yingqu Yan Nan's brainwashing of 'the Organization's Predicament is precarious' with one word.
When Yingqu Yan Nan Recovered, he found that the call had already been hung up, and he was immediately Speechless.
He knew what 'Heat' meant—the Weather is hot.
It had been really hot recently, but he was used to wearing Black Clothes with those people in the Organization. He was used to wearing them all the time. When he thought about wearing Clothes of other Colors, he actually felt very strange, and it looked awkward after putting them on.
Just thinking about wearing Black Clothes and standing under the big Sun, he felt despair. Fortunately, there seemed to be no Action recently. Occasionally when he needed to Go Out, he would choose the Time from after dusk to Early Morning of the next day.
It was a good thing to be able to Rest for a period of Time and avoid the hottest Time, but he thought about it carefully. Since returning from Boston, he and the Boss seemed to have no decent Action. It was not easy to have something to ponder, but they were Resting again.
He sometimes really wanted to Ask That Boss, what does it feel like to have such a group of willful people under his command?
...
11th Floor of the Apartment.
Chi Feichei sat on the Balcony, blowing the Night Breeze and looking at the Email on his Mobile Phone, sending Emails or UL Messages to others, and occasionally taking a sip of Liquor.
Feeling the increasingly hot Weather recently, he knew that the year N-th 'Gin refuses all Actions, whoever loves wearing Black Clothes and basking in the Sun can go, anyway, he doesn't organize Actions' Holiday Time had arrived again...
Actually, Gin was still considered a workaholic.
Just watch, it won't be long before Gin can't stand being idle and wants to cause Matter again.
Looking at Belmode again, if it wasn't for Conan and Haibara Ai shaking in front of him from time to time, and he occasionally seeing Shinde Tomoaki disguised by Belmode, he would have almost forgotten what Belmode was doing.
Compared to her, Saki Midorikawa was also a workaholic among the Intelligence Gathering Personnel.
Hissashi saw Chi Feichei busy looking at his Mobile Phone, and took advantage of Chi Feichei's inattention to stick his Head into the Wine Glass again.
Since it's a Holiday, it should be okay for it to drink some Liquor... right?
...
The Next Day morning.
The Red Sports Car stopped in the Parking Lot of a Tennis Club. After Haibara Ai got out of the Car, she Looked at the fiery Sun in the sky, and Turned Around to Ask Chi Feichei who got out of the Car, "By the way, Brother Hichiji, where's Hissashi? Didn't it Go Out with you today?"
Chi Feichei moved to the Trunk to get the Backpack containing the Tennis Wear, "Last Night it took advantage of my inattention and stole my Liquor again. I Guess it will be hungover for two days."
Conan, who jumped out of the Back Seat, almost didn't stand still, "Hissashi can drink Liquor?"
Chatting with Ayumi, Genta, and Mitsuhiko who got out of the Car.
"Can snakes also drink Liquor?"
"I Don't Know..."
"I think they shouldn't be able to."
Haibara Ai recalled that Hissashi was like a dead Snake the day after drinking Liquor last time, frowned, and asked Chi Feichei again, "How many Degrees was the Liquor it drank last Night? Judging from its Body Shape, even if a small sip of human Amount is drunk by it, the Alcohol Content in its Blood will be very high..."
"Whiskey," Chi Feichei handed the Backpacks of a Group of Elementary School Student one by one, "But No Need to worry, there was no Abnormality in its Body after it Recovered last time."
Snakes can adjust their Metabolism Speed. After eating, they can increase their Metabolism Speed to several times the original Speed, and weaken it after the Food is digested.
He suspected that Hissashi's Hangover every time was because Hissashi was worried that the Alcohol Content in its Blood was too high and would make it drunk to Death, so it reduced its Metabolism Speed, reduced Activity, and entered a Dormant State similar to Hibernation to let the Alcohol slowly digest.
Hissashi would be like a dead Snake for a day or two when it was drunk, but there was no Problem with its Body after it Recovered.
Haibara Ai was relieved a lot when she heard Chi Feichei say this. She took her Backpack, flipped out a Bag from it, and handed it to Chi Feichei, "Your Tennis Wear. Yoshida and I went to the Shopping Mall early in the morning to buy it for you."
Chi Feichei had also prepared Tennis Wear, but seeing that Haibara Ai had prepared Tennis Wear for him, he Guessed the Reason, so he accepted it.
The Junior Detective League's Tennis Wear was bought uniformly, and would be used as Team Uniform during competitions. The main Color Tone was white, and there were two blue Stripe on the Short-Sleeved T-shirt and Shorts, Skirt respectively.
When he arrived at the Changing Room and Looked, it was Indeed the same style as the others in the Junior Detective League.
After Haibara Ai and Ayumi went to the Changing Room to change into Tennis Wear, they hid Behind the Door and Stared at the Door of the Men's Changing Room opposite.
Ayumi leaned against the Door and asked in a low voice, "Haibara, do you Say Brother Chi will change into that Tennis Wear today?"
"He seems to have prepared Tennis Wear himself, but he should wear the ones we prepared for him." Haibara Ai stood in the Rear, feeling that Ayumi's Action was too childish, but her Eyes were very honest and glanced outwards.
This morning, the Junior Detective League talked about today's Training, and unanimously agreed to prepare the same Clothes for Chi Feichei, so that it would look more like a Team. She went out with Ayumi to buy it.
Whether it was a Team or not was not Important, she just felt that Chi Feichei should wear Clothes of other Colors.
Her Hissashi Brother's own Temperament was calm and composed, and wearing Black Clothes again would make people feel solemn and cold at first glance. If he wore white Clothes, probably...
"Click."
The Door of the Men's Changing Room opposite opened, and Chi Feichei came out with Conan, Mitsuhiko, and Genta. There was still no Expression on his Face, and his Tone was as calm as ever, "...Go to the Tennis Court first, I have booked a Coach for you."
Cold air invaded the Changing Room opposite.
Haibara Ai: "..."
Even if he changed into white Clothes, it didn't feel much better. It turned out that Aura can really crush the Impact of external Clothes...
(End of Chapter)
